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April 26, 2021The Burden of Being “on Point”
Too often, traumatized Black boys’ behavior is pathologized. It’s actually rational. Social workers and educators who see young people—especially Black boys who live in poor, segregated neighborhoods—react aggressively, become irritable, or have trouble concentrating, often identify such behavior as maladaptive. But new research, led by Noni Gaylord-Harden, a clinical psychologist at Texas A&M University, proposes […]
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Tristin Nyman Honored with P.E.O. Scholar Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TRISTIN NYMAN HONORED WITH P.E.O. SCHOLAR AWARD Supporting Women… Changing the World Tristin Nyman, M.S., a Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University, is one of 100 doctoral students in the United States and Canada selected to receive a $20,000 Scholar Award […]
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December 9, 2020Dr. Idia Thurston quoted on CNN story-School Warnings about Children’s Weight Don’t Work.
The editorial was co-written by clinical psychologist Idia Thurston, an associate professor of psychology and public health at Texas A&M University and registered dietitian Kendrin Sonneville, an assistant professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Read full story
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October 29, 2020Dr. Jyotsna Vaid Selected for 2020 Eminent Scholar Award
Texas A&M University’s Aggie Women Network (AWN) has selected Jyotsna Vaid as the recipient of the prestigious 2020 Eminent Scholar Award. The award is given jointly with the Texas A&M University Office of the President. Vaid is a professor of cognition and cognitive neuroscience and women’s and gender studies, and is director of the […]
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June 26, 2020Clinical Psychology PhD program statement in support of diversity and inclusion in training and research activities
Our faculty have voiced their unanimous, strong condemnation of the racist and inflammatory tweets of Dr. Charles Negy, a graduate of our doctoral program and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Central Florida. His opinions and racial stereotypes do not reflect the values of the doctoral clinical psychology program from which he earned […]
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June 18, 2020Psychology Major in the Change Lab, Lauren Chapman’s story selected by Society of Pediatric Psychology “The Smeared Canvas”
The smeared canvas. It is a challenge to unburden my mind from engulfing itself into the vortex of racial trauma. Over the last month, I have actively attempted to revive my well-being through self care and vulnerability. With depletion at its finest and hopelessness at its peak, race-based traumatic stress has weighed down my heartstrings. […]
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May 6, 2020Working from Home During COVID-19
Stephanie C. Payne Ph.D. – Professor, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Texas A&M University In evaluating the best work from home infrastructure, what are the top 3 indicators? Fundamentally, the work to be completed must lend itself to the home environment. Some work simply cannot be done from home (e.g., driving an ambulance, janitorial services, waiting tables). Also, […]
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March 4, 2020Accumbens nNOS Interneurons Regulate Cocaine Relapse
Drug addiction is a chronic disorder in which individuals compulsively seek the use of drugs despite adverse effects. Re-lapse is the recurrence of compulsive drug use even after a per-son has reached remission. Relapse can be triggered by drug-related cues in the environment. Part of the brain that plays a role in relapse behavior is […]
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Maternal Behavior and Socioeconomic Status Predict Longitudinal Changes in Error-Related Negativity in Preschoolers
Self-regulation has been suggested as a “primary task” of childhood through which children become able to manage their emotions based on the demands of the situation they are in. Part of self-regulation includes self-monitoring, where individuals can monitor their own behaviors to ensure they are appropriate. Self-monitoring can be studied at the neural level using […]
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March 3, 2020Dr. Idia Thurston Studies Cultural Factors and Their Associations With SAVA Among Black Women
Dr. Idia Thurston is a psychology professor and researcher at Texas A&M whose areas of interest include clinical psychology and diversity science. She and her colleagues studied two major protective cultural factors and their associations with the SAVA phenomenon among black women.